Recent content by kitianity

Oh, no! No harm done at all! I hadn't even thought of it from the angle of letting the breeder know there was an issue. I was taking it strictly as trying to get a discount due to the issues and felt that they've been very fair. Now that I understand your point I will definitely shoot them a...

They actually gave me a $10 discount on this batch of eggs, so I may very well order another batch regardless of the malpositioning problem. Malpositions can be due to bad genetics, shipping, humidity, and some 20% occur regardless of what you do, so I feel it would be hasty to place all the...

I only lost one of the two malpositioned chicks. Extra-skin-butt chick is the survivor of the pair. Thank you for the kind words, though! It's very nice of you! From what I've read malpositioning is extremely common in shipped eggs, and I've hatched other malpositioned chicks from the same egg...

I appreciate it a lot! From what I can tell the chick is doing well aside from the skin quirk. This is the first malpositioned chick I've successfully hatched. Most of them are too badly tangled around themselves or unable to pip both internally an externally and suffocate / exhaust themselves...

It was all gathered up on the chick's back when it hatched, but now I can slide it around or gather it up. Obviously their skin does some unusual stuff during the hatching process because it stretches to take in the yolk. That's why I was curious if it was common or uncommon and whether it...

Here's a pic of the skin flap. I can take more pics if necessary. The chick appears extremely healthy and energetic aside from having additional skin.

I have been hatching some shipped auracana eggs. Two chicks from the eggs that are hatching at the moment were malpositioned. One of them I was able to save, although the other was too weak to make it. The surviving chick has what appears to be a flap of loose skin on its butt. Has anyone seen...

I have three duck eggs that are now 30 days into the hatch cycle. I have them in a glass aquarium that I have set up as a brooder. It has a warming light and is holding around 98 degrees, with humidity high enough that the glass is mildly fogged with condensation. (I read that higher humidity is...

The ducks all sound the same to me, except the muscovy, which hisses. I will admit that I have not individually picked them up and listened to them, so I will give that a try. The unidentified brown duck and the Rouen are clearly different types of duck, which I have kept in mind while I try to...

Thank you! I have been following Backyard Chickens for quite some time now, and I have found that most of the answers to my beginner's questions can be found on the BC forums. Although our quail are the only birds currently giving us eggs/meat, the ducks are still the family favorite because of...

I recently purchased several ducks from a woman who has a farm near by. I was told that I was getting 1 male and 2 females. I was told the crested duck was a Rouen (true) and a female (false). I was also told that the spotted brown duck is a female (true) and a Khaki Campbell (dubious). The...

About two months ago I purchased five Japanese quail. I supplied them with a brooder light on their cage and within two weeks I was getting an egg a day from each of the hens (there are four hens and one roo). After a while of just eating the eggs and working out dietary issues with the hens, I...